"Call me old fashioned, but in my day men still courted women properly, on the Internet." -- me, in 50 years, explaining romance to my grandkids, who are secretly watching cartoons on their Google contact lenses.

Finishing my last semester of law school. The real world beckons, but I'm ready for it.

Tweeting about literature. Yes, I'm one of those frustrated humanists picking up a JD.

Books: The Savage Detectives, One Hundred Years of Solitude, A Moveable Feast, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Gabriela Clove and Cinnamon, A Visit from the Goon Squad, Philip Roth, Vonnegut.

Music: Leonard Cohen, The Lumineers, Alabama Shakes, Noah and the Whale, Bright Eyes, Dr. Dog, Delta Spirit, Sam Cooke, Bruce, Edward Sharpe, Manu Chao, Pete Yorn, The Roots, WILCO.

Movies & TV: Moonrise Kingdom, The Lives of Others, Amores Perros, Diner, 500 Days of Summer, The Graduate, Cinema Paradiso, Tarantino, Homeland, House of Cards, Mad Men, Bored to Death (still appalled HBO had the nerve to cancel it!)

1. #hashtags
2. The L Train
3. Pandora / Grooveshark / All the free music on the Internet
4. The basketball courts in Riverside Park
5. Wifi on the subway (just kidding, c'mon New York!)
6. Joe Biden

Whether that top tips over at the end of Inception. Was that all a dream? Is this a dream?

In high level negotiations with friends about whether to go out in Brooklyn or Manhattan. But the best nights always end at Corner Bistro on West 4th Street.

I've seen every Ryan Gosling film on Netflix instant. I wish there were more. He's just such an incredible actor. That song he sings in Blue Valentine while playing the ukulele? Talented.

You're equal parts mischievous, irreverent, serious, and soulful. You like doing things about town. You like getting drinks after.